Spirit of God, have I ever felt true compunction? Regret, remorse, self-criticism, deploring my failures-all of these I know. But as I struggle now to be truthful I realize that there is often a self-centeredness in these feeling and little joy. There is a secret pleasure in wounding my self-esteem further with blame. But where is the joy at being forgiven, the pain of facing the paltriness of my compassion, and the joy again of looking forward to my own full conversion? These can only come as your gift. No effort of mind can generate the 'grief that make for joy."Martin L. Smith
"Today, Tuesday, may we NOT lose ourselves in the contemplation of our own inadequacies. Rather, let us lose ourselves in the contemplation of the all-inclusive embrace of God's love in which we are held."
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